Browsing the archives for the Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages category

Do you work hard to succeed? Are you sure?

When I was in school, I had a friend, let’s call him Ralph because that is a hilarious name. Ralph got very poor grades. We’d all sit around in the cafeteria and talk about classes and he was always very distressed, very worried about his grades. He was trying so hard, he always insisted, and [...]

Send me to a site worth seeing: If your website has nothing else on it, it should have your contact info

I was making small talk with a friend at the gym and mentioned a friend (Let’s call this person Friend A) of mine. Friend A has a job which would be very helpful for Friend B and, overhearing, she jumped over and asked me for a favor. Would I please tell Friend A about Friend [...]

Why I sometimes turn down business: The Seller’s Spidey Sense

It all started ordinarily enough. . . I got an email yesterday from a prospective Trading Assistant. It was very short, just a few sentences and said he had a garage full of mint in box toys that he is looking to sell. I was very excited. This sounded like an ideal situation. It combined [...]

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